| Predisposing Characteristics |
|
|
|
| State residence |
|
|
|
| West Virginia |
767 (57.2%) |
349 (67.5%) |
418 (63.2%) |
| Pennsylvania |
411 (42.8%) |
168 (32.5%) |
243 (36.8%) |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Male |
612 (52.0%) |
265 (51.3%) |
347 (52.5%) |
| Female |
566 (48.0%) |
252 (48.7%) |
314 (47.5%) |
| Age |
5.5 (2.9) |
3.9 (2.7) |
6.8 (2.4) |
| Child Dental Fear and Anxiety |
28.2 (10.9) |
50.0 (21.1) |
28.8 (11.4) |
| Parent Dental Fear and Anxiety |
|
|
|
| Avoidance |
13.2 (7.6) |
13.0 (7.3) |
13.4 (7.8) |
| Dental Stimuli |
14.9 (7.5) |
14.9 (7.6) |
14.8 (7.4) |
| Physiological |
9.1 (4.8) |
9.0 (4.5) |
9.2 (4.9) |
| Parent Oral Health Fatalism |
7.5 (2.7) |
7.6 (2.7) |
7.4 (2.6) |
| Parent Dental Utilization |
|
|
|
| Attendance last 3 years-YES |
573 (51.4%) |
211 (44.2%) |
362 (56.8%) |
| Attendance last 3 years-NO |
541 (48.6%) |
266 (55.8%) |
275 (43.2%) |
| Enabling Resources |
|
|
|
| Dental Insurance |
|
|
|
| Yes |
973 (82.6%) |
421 (81.4%) |
552 (83.5%) |
| No |
205 (17.4%) |
96 (18.6%) |
109 (16.5%) |
| Household Income |
|
|
|
| Less than $10,000 |
264 (26.2%) |
127 (29.2%) |
137 (24.0%) |
| $10,000–14,999 |
180 (17.9%) |
89 (20.5%) |
91 (15.9%) |
| $15,000–24,999 |
170 (16.9%) |
72 (16.6%) |
98 (17.1%) |
| $25,000–34,999 |
124 (12.3%) |
48 (11.0%) |
76 (13.3%) |
| $35,000–49,999 |
149 (14.8%) |
56 (12.9%) |
93 (16.6%) |
| $50,000–74,999 |
72 (7.1%) |
25 (5.7%) |
47 (8.2%) |
| $75,000–99,999 |
35 (3.5%) |
11 (2.5%) |
24 (4.2%) |
| $100,000–149,000 |
7 (0.7%) |
5 (1.1%) |
2 (0.3%) |
| $150,000–199,999 |
- |
- |
- |
| $200,000 or more |
6 (0.6%) |
2 (0.5%) |
4 (0.7%) |
| Parent Education |
|
|
|
| No high school diploma |
147 (13.3%) |
68 (14.3%) |
79 (12.5%) |
| High school diploma/GED |
463 (41.9%) |
210 (44.1%) |
253 (40.2%) |
| Technical school |
152 (13.7%) |
63 (13.2%) |
89 (14.1%) |
| Some college, no degree |
159 (14.4%) |
68 (14.3%) |
91 (14.4%) |
| Undergraduate degree |
131 (11.8%) |
46 (9.7%) |
85 (13.5%) |
| Graduate degree |
54 (4.9%) |
21 (4.4%) |
33 (5.2%) |
| # of Children in Household |
2.64 (1.33) |
2.5 (1.3) |
2.8 (1.4) |
| Need Factor |
|
|
|
| Parent Oral Health Attitudes/Values |
20.0 (5.1) |
19.2 (4.9) |
20.7 (5.1) |
| Parent Perception of Need |
|
|
|
| Yes |
403 (36.5) |
139 (30.7) |
264 (40.6) |
| No |
700 (63.5) |
314 (69.3) |
386 (59.4) |
| Total (n = 1178) |
- |
517 (43.9%) |
661 (56.1%) |
